power window stuck and im late for work.. need temp fix!
03-23-09, 10:03 AM
#1
power window stuck and im late for work.. need temp fix!
So this morning i jump in my car and the drivers switch went down but not back up.. checked the fuse its ok.. passanger works.. but now the drivers switch broke because i pulled on the switch... 
anyone know how i can get it up? im already late for work so i called and told them ill be a while. Any contacts on the back of the switch i should be able to tap to get it up?
anyone know how i can get it up? im already late for work so i called and told them ill be a while. Any contacts on the back of the switch i should be able to tap to get it up?
03-23-09, 12:54 PM
#3
You can also jump the connections on the bottom of the switch. Wire works best obviously, but I've done it with paper clips in the past. Just be careful since the metal will heat up and burn you if don't insulate it. The switch diagram is on FSM page 50-88.
03-23-09, 09:10 PM
#6
cool thanks... shortly after i posted this, i searched the forum and found to just tap it with a 12v source to teh motor as a temp fix.. ill have to order another switch.. i was like 40 min late but its cool.. better this go out now than actually somewhere on the road.
dam these switches are like over $40 on ebay.... i might do the MPV switches and just paint the trim to black.. i read that they might be better??
dam these switches are like over $40 on ebay.... i might do the MPV switches and just paint the trim to black.. i read that they might be better??
03-23-09, 09:40 PM
#7
passenger is a direct drop in, but the driver's side requires to swap the plastic harness thing. not too much trouble.
the original vert switches i have didnt work at all.
if you get the mpv switches, check to see if it clicks when you pull up and push down. i made the mistake of getting one that only clicked one way so i had to go back and get another switch.
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03-27-09, 12:42 AM
#10
scored a mpv drivers switch for like $1 +9shipping on ebay since no one bid on it, hope its a good one.
Figured that where i live, driving to junk yard, paying junkyard fee, etc will cost more lol. if only i can find the passanger side that cheap lol
Figured that where i live, driving to junk yard, paying junkyard fee, etc will cost more lol. if only i can find the passanger side that cheap lol
03-27-09, 06:37 AM
#11
I used to have to do this all the time.. unplug the connector and the wires for the motor are red and green. The wires with white stripes are +12V and the black or blue wire is GND. if you have two short jumper wires you can get the window up and down at the connector, by connecting the red and green to +12V and GND, reverse if window goes wrong direction
03-28-09, 01:39 AM
#14
I've always had my switches physically break, not electrically. The pin (white IIRC) on the bottom side of the finger switches breaks and will no longer toggle front-back to operate the motor.
As a quick fix I simply take the top off the window switch and toggle it with my finger.
As a quick fix I simply take the top off the window switch and toggle it with my finger.
03-28-09, 01:10 PM
#18
no the tops will not swap, the distance between the switches and the window lock switch is different, i was thinking you could hack it up, but too much work, i hope the paint looks good ill post a pic when it dries, i want a good few hours for it cure, hate to put thumb prints in it lol
mazda 323 switches might be a good candidate too
mazda 323 switches might be a good candidate too
